Sociology Test #2
True
A cultural group that exists harmoniously within a larger, dominant culture is called a subculture.
culture
According to your text, _____________ is the entire way of life for a group of people.
material
Artwork, jewelry, and weapons are examples of ....... culture
feral
Children who are raised without human interaction, or with a minimum of human contact, are referred to as ______________ children.
False
Conflict theory views culture as the "glue" that holds society together.
value
Freedom is considered a core American
mores
If you cheat on exams, you are breaking what sociologists call:
material
Items such as art, weapons, eating utensils, and clothing are what type of culture?
gesture
Nonverbal communications done with ones body are called
gender socialization
Parents often buy their children gender-specific toys. Boys get action figures that encourage active and aggressive play; girls get dolls and toy ovens that encourage domestic life. This is part of what process?
True
Sociologists refer to norms and values that people aspire to as ideal culture (e.g. "I really think of myself as a good student, and that's what I want to be").
subculture
The Amish are an example of this ........
dominant
The culture that is considered the norm in a society
taboo
The incest ....... is universal
culture
The lens by which we view everything around us;
Folkways
These are norms that aren't strictly enforced
ethnocentrism
Using your own culture to judge another's
Non material
Value, beliefs, assumptions are ...... culture
relativism
When a person tries to understand another person's culture, this is called cultural ......
False
When children pretend to be a firefighter, mommy, princess, or doctor, they take on the role of the generalized other.
leveling
When cultures that were once distinct become extremely similar, this is culture......
True
When cultures that were once distinct become increasingly similar, sociologists call this cultural leveling.
Lag
When material culture changes before nonmaterial, this is called cultural.....
cultural
When one's country's ideas start to spread to another's, this is called ......... diffusion
culture shock
When some foods, even delicacies like grub worms in Thailand, can turn the stomach of some people, we would say "these some people" are experiencing ____________________.
